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Sermon: Digging Deeper
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Listen — 11.1.26 Sermon
Growth Group Questions Week of 11/1
Read Psalm 97:1–6, Genesis 18:20–33, Romans 1:18–20, Romans 2:14–16, John 9:1–3, 2 Peter 3:8–9, Romans 6:23, and Romans 12:17–21. Keep in mind the sermon title "God is just" as your group moves through the verses and the questions this week. Get your Bibles ready — lots of digging into the Word. Icebreaker: Today we are talking about an axiom almost everyone has heard — Life is not fair! Share one or two rules you lived by growing up, the family rules you had — and if they have a saying, even better!
- 1Read Psalm 97:1–6. What stands out about the description of God's rule, especially the foundation of His throne in verse 2? How does this picture compare with the way you usually think about God?
- 2Read Genesis 18:20–33. What do Abraham's requests reveal about his understanding of God's character? What can we learn from the way he brings a difficult concern to God?
- 3Read Romans 1:18–20 and Romans 2:14–16. What do these passages say creation and conscience reveal? What questions do they raise for you about how people recognize and respond to God?
- 4The sermon challenged the assumption that good behavior should produce an easy life and bad behavior should bring immediate suffering. Where do you notice that expectation in your own thinking? How does it affect your relationship with God when life doesn't work that way?
- 5Read John 9:1–3. How does Jesus redirect the disciples' thinking about the man's blindness? How might His response change the way we speak to someone experiencing illness, loss, or hardship?
- 6When wrongdoing appears to go unanswered, what is hardest for you to trust about God? What helps you bring that struggle honestly to Him?
- 7Read 2 Peter 3:8–9. How does Peter explain what seems like a delay in God's promises? How does your response to God's patience change when you think about someone who hurt you compared with someone you love?
- 8Read Romans 6:23. What is the difference between receiving a wage and receiving a gift? Where do you still find yourself relating to God as though His acceptance must be earned?
- 9The sermon described the cross as the place where God's justice and love meet. How does Jesus' sacrifice help us understand both the seriousness of sin and the depth of God's love? What do we miss when we emphasize only one of those?
- 10Why can it be difficult to receive forgiveness even when we believe Jesus has paid for our sin? How might carrying guilt or trying to prove ourselves affect our closeness with God?
- 11Read Romans 12:17–21. What does this passage ask us to entrust to God, and what does it call us to do ourselves? How can we recognize the difference between seeking appropriate accountability and trying to get even?